James Bolger has taken the scenic route to this Sunday’s FAI Cup final at the Aviva Stadium.
A text message early this week brought James Bolger back to the start of a journey that took him from Galway to Drogheda - via the USA and Sweden.
Read More:Ireland boss insists focus is on Euro 2025 play-off after learning of Nations League opponents In 2019 he jumped at the opportunity to move to the USA, where he spent four years at Northwestern University. He became a quicker, stronger player in America, and took those skills with him to Sweden and now to Drogheda.
“Zishim came through their system to Sweden and then Drogheda, so I don’t think I’d be here only for him,” he explained.
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